The animated TV series "Star Wars Rebels" takes place beginning approximately 14 years after "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" and about 5 years before the original "Star Wars" film (1977), also known as "A New Hope." The timeline for season 1 of "Rebels" specifically starts around 5 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin, which is the battle depicted in "A New Hope") and progresses up to just before the events of the original trilogy, depicting the formation of the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire.
